News about The University

Associate professor Slobodanka Dimova is guest editor on special issue of the journal Language Testing

The most recent special issue of the journal Language Testing is guest edited by Slobodanka Dimova, associate professor at CIP, and two colleagues. The special issue extends the discussion on local language testing…

New counter

When the new semester starts, we will get a new counter at KUB Frederiksberg. The counter will be set up on 2 September and we will again be ready at the counter from 5 September.

Study start: Everyone should thrive and feel safe at social sciences

When more than a thousand new students arrive at The Faculty of Social Sciences this autumn, both tutors and the dean's office will insist that life on campus is safe and inclusive.

Hologenomics viewed through a mathematical lens

A recent paper published by researchers from Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics (CEH) and collaborators on a strategic model of a host-microbe-microbe system not only reveals the importance of a joint host-microbe…

New gene technology can reveal how well medicine works. Behind it, you will find the new company BioPhenyx

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have started a new company which, on the basis of gene technology, shall make the development of medicine faster and more precise. According to the researchers behind the…

ICCE 2022

International journal to strengthen the dialogue between research and business

The international Journal of Business Anthropology relocates to the Department of Anthropology at UCPH.

Sociology is ready with a new shared ambition for inclusion and diversity

At the Department of Sociology, there is now agreement on what it should be like to work and study at the department in the future. The shared ambition is part of Project Dignity.

SODAS professors appointed as members of government expert group

SODAS professors Rebecca Adler-Nissen and Sune Lehmann appointed as members of the Danish government’s newly established external expert group on the societal and democratic challenges linked to the rise of big tech.

Professor receives honorary award for 11-year-old study that has been cited more than 2,800 times

In Denmark, we are famous for our register-based research, and now Professor Elsebeth Lynge – one of the pioneers in the field – receives the honorary 10-Year Impact Award. However, new work procedures threaten Danish…

Remembering former CAS student, Gavin David Shepherd

CAS has been greatly saddened by news of the recent tragic loss of our former MA graduate, Gavin ‘Gavster’ David Shepherd. Gavin suffered a fatal cardiac arrest on 19 July while hillwalking in Scotland with his sister…

SODAS part of organizing team bringing IC2S2 to Copenhagen

As part of the consortium bidding to host IC2S2 along with The IT University of Copenhagen (ITU) and Technical University of Denmark (DTU), SODAS will contribute to the organization of the 2023 edition of the…

Patrick Thöni wins Best Paper Doctoral Award

Patrick Thöni receives Swiss Finance Institute Best Paper Doctoral Award for having shed light on asymmetric information and financial taxation affect trading activity and market liquidity in a multi-market setting.

CAS students collaborate with GlobalNyt on course-based articles

Globalnyt has published a two-part article series with two CAS students, supported by the Center for African Studies, University of Copenhagen.

Zahavi's collected works out in Chinese translations

Dan Zahavi’s collected works will be published in eight volumes in Chinese.

Welcome to our new colleagues: Kasper Bering Liisberg and Freja Berg

Welcome to our new colleagues: studieadjunkt in media production Kasper Bering Liisberg and research assistant Freja Berg.

New review published

The systematic review of learning outcomes associated with university chemistry teaching laboratories has finally been published for open access in Review of Education, 10(2). Stemming from Work Package 2 of the IQ-lab…

Esben Trabjerg is now Tenure track Assistant Professor

The Department of Pharmacy has recently employed Esben Trabjerg as Tenure track Assistant Professor in the Protein Analysis group.

Ramune Jacobsen is now Associate Professor

Department of Pharmacy has employed Ramune Jacobsen as Associate Professor in the Social and Clinical Pharmacy group.

Stine Harloff-Helleberg is now Tenure track Assistant Professor

Recently, Stine Harloff-Helleberg has been employed as Tenure track Assistant Professor at the LEO Center.

New publication

Hendra Y. Agustian has published a 'Perspective' article in Chemistry Education Research and Practice (Royal Society of Chemistry), in which he proposes a conceptual framework and a working model for integrated…

Updated educational resources about innovation in global health

Newly updated educational resources about innovation in global health. Freely available to anyone interested.

How to write a policy brief that matters

A workshop for Health researchers at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College in Tanzania in collaboration with the University of Copenhagen on how to write policy briefs that matter.

Applicants 2022: Slight decline but UCPH remains most popular

As the rest of the sector, the University of Copenhagen is seeing a decline in applicants in relation to the years with corona, 2020 and 2021. However, some degree programmes have experienced an increase.